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Six Degrees of Rumination

Nina Reno and Michael

Join hosts Nina and Reno as they humorously navigate the World of Science with their smartass producer, Mike.

science & medicine

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Episode 94 - Tech Giveth and Tech Taketh Away -...

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2020/03/27

Technology! It’s great, it’s awe-inspiring; how do we live without it? Well, some things might be able to live better if it wasn’t around. On the other hand, it does do wonderful things for some aspects of life. Maybe all we can do is embrace it when it’s good to us and make sure we don’t rely on it completely. We don’t want it taking over our lives, after all. Good thing we haven’t begun working on living robots. Oh, wait. Maybe almonds aren't that perfect... Solar foods Fireflies are going

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Episode 93 - Human 2.0 - 03/11/2020

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2020/03/16

We've done several episodes about humans improving life with technology, sometimes to the point of bordering on a bionic existence! Here are four articles that will have you marveling at humans' constant hunger to evolve, adapt, and ask, "why?" Or they'll have you singing the Terminator theme. Either one. Downloading knowledge to your brain Telescopic lens can zoom 3x Why not work shorter hours in winter? Can music help you release sadness?

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42:56

Episode 92 -Us vs. them, lasers, and the Oxford comma...

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2020/02/19

Episode 92 is all about the silly things humans do—except the Oxford comma. That’s serious, important, and irreplaceable. Grant for Hookers for

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01:41:42

Episode 91 - Thank You 2019 - 12/31/19

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2019/12/31

Six Degrees rings in the New Year just as you’d expect – with a wide selection of science articles ranging from zany to outright f*cked up! We discuss everything from the age you discover the meaning of life to what elderly female whales do when their reproductive years are at an end. Oh, there's also a fair amount on what new horrors the overuse of technology may have in store for us, a story about a baby being buried alive, and we reveal a drug that's wreaking more havoc than the opioid

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01:20:48

Episode 90 - Six Degrees of Yule-mination - 12/21/19

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2019/12/24

Celebrate this holiday Six Degrees of Rumination style! Episode 90 is full of Christmas cheer - and a little Christmas caution. Sure, the holidays are awesome and most people love them, but if you're one of those individuals who worries more about the waste Christmas generates than how much joy you're spreading, then boy do we have articles for you! Don't worry, there are plenty of articles about the magic of Christmas too. There's even a website where you can email Santa! This holiday season,

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39:13

Episode 89 - Octwapolis - 10/17/19

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2019/10/17

We're almost at Episode 90! We really wanted to get there, so we thought we'd make Episode 89 short. Except for the part where producer Mike talks about Terminator for twenty minutes... After that, Reno explains that plants are renewable and therefore should be eaten by robots, and everyone tries to figure out whether people are growing horns due to cell phone use. Good thing we end on a high note--oh wait. Robots that eat life forms!? What's that growth on your skull? Dogs know when you’re

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01:22:55

Episode 88 - WWPMD? 09/26/19

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2019/09/27

The world is a strange place, as we’ve learned on this podcast again and again. Enjoy this collection of the weird, the hilarious, and the terrible. Life’s just a bowl of cherries...or, sometimes, a bucket of heads. Thoughts and prayers https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/16/economists-calculate-monetary-value-thoughts-and-prayers?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR3KhuaEEgTMiFqPlQ0Lw25P0OSQQp0J8vygf2r84FTSei8tz3nK07j9Cg4 Weed

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46:48

Episode 87 - Animals are assholes too…even if they...

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2019/06/23

Last episode we brought you tales of humanity...now we bring you tails of animals. Oh yes we did! Animals are just as crazy as humans, if not more. Although, since we're the ones studying them, can we really say the evidence isn't biased by the observer? Cats know their names even if they pretend not to People in New Jersey are getting high off catnip A toxic garbage fire in Arkansas Some birds set their prey on fire A special kind of jellyfish A woman had 4 bees living in her

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01:19:33

Episode 86 - Oh, the humanities! - 4/13/19

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2019/06/23

Six Degrees presents you with episode 86 - tales of humanity. Oh, how crazy we are. A cop can't pull you over for flipping them off Phasing out gas powered leaf blowers in DC A material that cancels sound Herbalist is jailed for replacing insulin treatments with lavender oil This woman can smell Parkinson's Anger can be contagious Death metal doesn't desensitize you to violent imagery A minister of loneliness!? Under employers' gaze, Gen Z is biting its tongue China's social

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56:51

Episode 85 - The Animal episode - 3/24/19

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2019/03/31

Have you ever wondered why animals act or look the way they do? What about those really rare strange type of animals you never knew existed—and now that you know, you’re terrified!? Well, Six Degrees covers them all in episode 85, from discussing squirrels of unexpected colors to why zebras have stripes. Oh, and some unborn sharks are cannibals… Flying squirrels glow in the dark The answer to why zebras have stripes Baby sharks are hungry....REALLY HUNGRY Dracula ants Scientists create

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01:55:53

Episode 84 - 1984 - 3/17/19

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2019/03/18

It's 1984! Yes, that's right, you are about to experience the Six Degrees episode bearing that name, BUT ALSO, looking at scientific trends these days, we are apparently living in the horrifying society from the prophetic dystopian novel! Join hosts Reno and Nina (who are both experts on 1984 since they were born then) as they discuss all of technology's beautiful and terrifying capabilities. Oh, and producer Mike gets to sing the terminator theme a lot. Self Driving Cars Conscious robots

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01:19:27

Episode 83 Wrapping up the year with random shit...

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2018/12/20

Enjoy our last episode of the year! Six Degrees wraps up the year with random articles that are somehow crazier and more fantastical than all the articles of 2018 combined. China makes plans to launch a second moon, nanorobots are now capable of drilling drugs directly into your eyes, and anti-vaxxers strike once more before 2019. Hope you have a happy new year!

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01:16:02

Episode 82 - Jingle Joy Bells Rockin’ Christmas...

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2018/12/09

Much to Reno’s dismay, it’s the Holiday Season! Take a listen as Host Reno Gorman lists all the reasons why he doesn’t like Christmas while Host Nina Boyd and their Producer Mike tell him he’s wrong. Merry Christmas

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Episode 81 10/01/18

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2018/10/15

In episode 81 (the second installment of a two part episode) Six Degrees covers the "nurture" side of "nature vs. nurture." This installment is the darker of the two--well, except for the cannibalism in the first installment!--and includes such gems as a vending machine dispensing crack pipes, street corner urinals shaped like mailboxes, and what happens when you leave contact lenses in for twenty-eight

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01:05:23

Episode 80 - 10/01/18 - A Positive Nature

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2018/10/13

Six Degrees had so many good articles this time around, we decided to record TWO episodes at once! This first of the two has a more positive bent, and is the "nature" side of "nature vs. nurture" if you will (and Reno will). Learn why elephants get cancer less often than other mammals, how producer Mike would deal with a robot begging for its life, and oh--just so things don't get too serious, Six Degrees also discusses the culinary experiences that ensue following an

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01:28:40

Episode 79 - 7/21/18 - With special guest Chris...

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2018/09/03

Six Degrees welcomes Reno's brother on their 79th episode! Chris is like Reno but with less Reno and more Chris. This episode is a collection of articles demonstrating how amazing - and how terrifying - science is getting: reattaching legs backwards, growing brains with Neanderthal DNA, getting pregnant by eating undercooked seafood...it's a strange and beautiful world we live in. Also, a shout out to Jason Ryerson, one of our listeners who met Reno recently

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01:36:41

Episode 78 - 05/28/18 - Producer Mike's Longest Episode

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2018/05/28

Join Six Degrees for producer Mike's longest episode, in which he is so angry his co-hosts started late that he cuts them off even before their first segue... The world doesn't disappoint in its strangeness; this episode's articles range from trying to prove small talk can actually be interesting to how a turtle can breathe through its genitals. Oh, and did you already think platypuses (platypi...) were impossibly weird? Well, prepare yourself to be blown away yet again by their bizarre genetic

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01:13:45

Episode 77 - 03/26/18 - Bionic Eyeball Incisions,...

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2018/03/27

Episode 77 is full of bears, bees, (no birds though), legal and illegal drugs, and what's next for human improvement on a bionic level. Also discussed is the case of a dead man who couldn't prove he was alive in a court of law. Oh, and heaps and heaps of jokes about

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01:14:46

Episode 76 - 03/05/18 “Black slime mummy zombie butt...

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2018/03/06

Six Degrees maintains our streak of doing an episode once every time we all meet up with microphones! This one is all about those odd cases in science, from animals' unusual coping mechanisms to how a change in climate turns mummies into creatures from the black lagoon. Discussed also are deer who move slower than deer in the headlights and how the Y chromosome of human beings may be on its way

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01:44:17

Episode 75 12/18/17 - Macaque! (with guest Sean Keehan)

Six Degrees of Rumination ·

2017/12/19

For their 75th episode, Six Degrees is joined by guest Sean Keehan, and celebrates with a plethora of topics, including the alarming number of body parts in the Pacific Ocean, a gene that almost eliminates pain, what LSD does to dolphins (and humans living with dolphins), plus one very special story about

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